Yeah hey guys my Sergeant sent me (contact list) another e-mail saying that what is happening is not a big deal, they are just using the same tactic China does in the South China Sea to make sure everyone knows who owns what. No big deal guys.....Trust me, when I served in the Soviet Red Army we did this A LOT. We did this to China, and to Turkey. It's common, it's more of a deterrent than a threat..

It's noteworthy also that an amphibious assault on Norway factored heavily in Russia's traditional plans to cripple NATO in the north and force them south to be encircled by troops coming from Belarus, Ukraine, etc.

If those soldiers hop on a boat once they reach the sea, I reckon they are heading for Svalbard and the Seed Vault - doomsday is almost upon us! He who rules the food, rules the world! DA DA DA DAH!

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. Albert EinsteinThe kingdom of God is within you and all around you. It is not within buildings of wood or stone. Split a piece of wood and you will find me. Look beneath a stone and I am there.Stigmata

"Just this week, Mr Putin said that Russia would "expand its presence in the Arctic" and "strongly and persistently" defend its interests.

At the same time he promised to look after the region's vulnerable ecology.

It is believed that there are substantial unexploited reserves of gas and oil under the Arctic Ocean."

Seems they just want to get to the gas and oil before the Americans, I assume.

Quoting: RoseTyler

Previously 200th mechanized infantry brigade was named as 131 infantry division and Russian 131 infantry division participated in the liberation Norway from Germans in 1944, which captured Norway in 1940. If the Russian was not released Norway in 1944, then you would now be written on GLP did not in English, but- in German!

Norway is just starting to find the oil and gas directly outside its coast. I presume there is an infinite amount for America,Canada,Norway and Russia to share in the arctic regions or even just further outside the coast as our technology advances.